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If your services are retained, you will be assigned to provide services to Novartis as the end client. This is not an offer of employment with Novartis. If you are selected for this Temporary/External opportunity, you will not be an employee of Novartis and will not be eligible for any Novartis employee benefits or incentives. ~~~\nNovartis touches the lives of a tenth of the world’s population. Every role here, regardless of contract type, makes an impact on human life!\nNovartis US partners with external managed service provider Magnit Global to offer engaging temporary contractor opportunities like this, to those who are looking for flexibility in their career while looking to gain new skills and experiences providing services to an inclusive global medicines company. Click here to learn more about Magnit www.magnitglobal.com\nReady to work with/through Magnit at Novartis? Please read on...\nConstruction Manager\nPosition Overview\nNovartis is seeking an experienced Construction Manager to support the Red Cedar Expansion Project in Durham, NC. This high-profile capital project involves the demolition and modification of existing manufacturing suites and utility spaces, along with the installation of two high-speed filling lines, inspection equipment, parts washers, autoclaves, and supporting utilities within an operating biomanufacturing facility.\nThe Construction Manager will serve as the owner's on-site representati ve, providing leadership and oversight of contractor activities while maintaining accountability for project cost, schedule, quality, and execution. The ideal candidate will engage early in the design phase through construction completion, ensuring constructability, minimizing commercial risk, and driving successful project delivery in a regulated GMP environment.\nKey Responsibilities\nServe as the on-site owner's representative, overseeing contractor-led construction activities and ensuring adherence to project objectives related to cost, schedule, quality, and safety.\nActively participate during detailed design reviews to identify scope gaps, constructability concerns, coordination issues, and package ambiguities that could result in cost escalation or change orders.\nMonitor and evaluate baseline and look-ahead schedules, identify potential delays, and drive recovery plans to maintain project milestones.\nOptimize construction execution strategies, including sequencing, logistics planning, trade coordination, productivity improvements, and constraint management.\nOversee field quality activities, ensuring compliance with GMP requirements and coordination with Quality, Validation, and Commissioning teams.\nReview design packages, bid documents, and construction work scopes to ensure completeness, clarity, constructability, and alignment across disciplines.\nProactively manage change orders, claims, and commercial risks by evaluating field conditions, entitlement, pricing, and schedule impacts while protecting owner interests.\nPrepare concise executive-level reports highlighting project status, cost and schedule risks, quality concerns, contractor performance, pending changes, dispute resolution, and savings opportunities.\nFoster collaboration among engineering, construction, commissioning, validation, and operations teams to ensure smooth project execution within an active manufacturing environment.\nRequired Qualifications\nMinimum 15 years of experience in Construction Management and/or Project Management, supporting large-scale industrial, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences capital projects.\nHigh School Diploma required; additional technical, engineering, construction management, or related education is preferred.\nStrong experience serving as an Owner's Representative on complex construction projects.\nDemonstrated experience managing project cost, schedule, quality, contractor performance, and change management.\nExtensive knowledge of construction means and methods, project controls, contract administration, and field execution.\nExperience working within GMP-regulated pharmaceutical or biotechnology manufacturing environments is required.\nProven ability to influence stakeholders, challenge assumptions, and drive practical project execution strategies.\nStrong communication, leadership, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience supporting manufacturing facility expansions, equipment installations, and brownfield construction projects within active operations.\nFamiliarity with commissioning, qualification, and validation processes in regulated environments.\nExperience working on pharmaceutical filling lines, utilities, clean rooms, or aseptic manufacturing facilities is highly desirable.\nIndustry Experience: Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Life Sciences, with GMP Manufacturing\nLocation: Durham, NC (100% on-site)\nShift: 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM\nPay Rate: $75/hr - $80/hr ~~W-2 Only (based on Education/Experience)\nContract: 18-month\nHealth, dental, vision, 401k (provided minimum eligibility hours are met)\nWhy Novartis:\nHelping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. 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